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5 weeks

Out of the five broodies I have one chick so far...

Update! No losses! They are starting to feather out and their colors are going to be crazy.

Update at 13 days. No losses! Everyone is going gang busters. Yes, I’m not good with a phone camera...

They will dry and fluff just fine! Congratulations on your new chicks!

UPDATE! Everyone who hatched is doing great. We picked 20 eggs from our Buff Orpington Rooster ( Retard is his name ) Over 3 Gold laced Wyandotte’s and two Lavender Orpingtons. It seems the Wyandotte girls are getting most of his attention. We ended up with: 1 clear day 4 2 early quitters day...

Pretty cool.

No, should leave her be. Wait until they hatch and she moves them off the nest. Then dispose of the leftover eggs and nest. Best if you put it in a compost pile but you can just put it away from the coop and run in the woods or trash.

I wouldn’t.

She’s choosing the best ones to concentrate on. She knows how many she can do. Just keep a eye on her and she will tell you when she is done with the choices. Good luck!

Fixing to go to the brooder! Link is to my instagram account. So if you want to see video. https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNpNU2A2m4/?igshid=17n95310r0sp https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNrWpSlLdS/?igshid=zj51vsvez3t1

The tardy ones were the last collected in the batch and because I didn’t know they should be stored at 60 degrees or so the first eggs collected actually started pipping just hours after I removed the turner. I had been gradually raising the humidity from day 14 to 70% on day 18. It seems that...

Down to the two tardy ones.

So our chicks are hatching and I must say that I am way happy . Our first hatchling has been named by Mrs. Claus. Clark, as in Clark Kent... This chick pipped and zipped like he had downed 3 5 hr energy drinks! The gray down head in the bottom left. He was alone for about 2hrs and then they...

Well, that is so sad.